Editing Banting (section)

{{Short description|Town in Selangor, Malaysia}}
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[[File:Aerial of Selangor 2023 11.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Banting in 2023]]
[[File:Map of Kuala Langat District, Selangor.svg|thumb|Banting in Kuala Langat District]]

'''Banting''' is a town and the seat of [[Kuala Langat District]], [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdkl.gov.my/en/bandar-banting |title=Banting Town |work=Kuala Langat District Council |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125043938/http://www.mdkl.gov.my/en/bandar-banting |archivedate=2015-11-25 }}</ref> Banting has a population of 93,497. The postal code for Banting is 42700 and is administered by the Zone of 15 and 19 of the [[Kuala Langat Municipal Council]]. It is situated on the banks of [[Langat River]] (Sungai Langat in Malay). It is a Rest Town or ''Bandar Persinggahan'' of '''[[Malaysia Federal Route 5|Federal Route 5]]'''. The historical [[Jugra]], a former royal town of Selangor is situated near Banting. 
Banting is located near the beaches of [[Morib]], as well as hills, forest and farms. Banting is an agricultural hub. Its main agricultural resources include oil palm plantations, poultry farms, betel leaves and it has a number of industrial areas. It is also the home town of the Malaysian badminton player [[Rashid Sidek]].